Louisiana Farmer of the Year to be named Feb. 28

1:12 PM,
Feb. 13, 2013

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Town Talk staff

The 2013 Louisiana Farmer of the Year will be announced at a reception Feb. 28 in Baton Rouge.

The program, sponsored by the Louisiana Radio Network, will begin at 7 p.m. at White Oak Plantation. Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer will serve as guest speaker. Chosen by a panel of judges from the University of Kentucky and Texas A&M University, the 2013 finalists are: --Harper Armstrong of Bastrop, a wheat, corn and soybean farmer, who serves as president of the Morehouse Black Farmers and Landowners Association and assistant chairman of the National Black Growers Council. --Donald Berken of ...